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L. G. SOLENBERGEB.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28 L 11 9 1 w/u n m d m H e t a P Z a a 3 5 WITNESSES."

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fipecificatioii of Letters Retent- Patented Mar. *7, 1911.

cation filed June 28, 1910. Serial No. 569,313.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that-I, LEVI SOLENBERGER, a citizen of the- United States, residing {at- Guildford tmvnshi 'i, in the county of Franklin and State of Pennsylvania, -'have ,in-

' vented new and useful Improvements in Signs, of which the followiugis a specifica- ()ne of the important objects of my invention is to provide 'a sign wherein the face thereof, or that portion bearing the signlegends, shall not be defacedby unsightly nails, clamps, or like fastenings. f

Otherwise stated, the object is to provide,

' a structure whereby the fastening or hang-' ing neans shall be obscured from the vision of a person looking at the front'ot the sign a'fter .it shall have been secured in place.

To this end, the invention consists in con-' strueting the rear face of the sign with suit able means'such as flanges, adapted to cooperate with asuitable frame, preferably of wire, the frame being adapted to be first secured to a suitable stationary support, and then the sign-body to he slipped over said frame.

In the accoinymnying drawing, forming part of my application, and in which like letters of reference indicate. corresponding parts'througlidut the several views: Figure l is a perspective view of my sign, in use on a fence; Fig. 2 isa rear elevation of my Sign; Fig-.3 is a longitudinal section view, 3, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view..

Referring, now,

in detail to the'drawingz- A designates a sign-body, which may be of any suitahle form, in this instance shown rectangular or oblong, and constructed of any suitable material, preferably metal.

The sign-body Al is, preferably, a plate, as

shown.

Carried by the rear. face of the sign-body A is an inward-bentliange (1, preferably ex tending 'along the two longitudinal edges andzone e'nd edge of the sign-body, and fol-lining, between said flange and the signbody. a socket, a Also carried by tlierear face of the sign-body A anddisposed at that end ofthe sign-body not occupied by the flange a, ma. lug it, having an inclined face (F, terminating, at the innerend, in a'downturned, vertical flange a B designates a frame, preferably of-ivire, and desirably of-tlieshape shown, having longitudinal arms 6, 7) and connecting end-. arms b. b. -One of the end arms bpreferably carries" an anti-friction roller b 'lhea'rms I), 7), are formed, at intervals, into loops 7), I), 11 b, in this instance four being sholwn In install ng the sign,'the fraiue'B is first secured to a stationary support (which may be a treefa fence, or the like, in this in'-' stance'being shown'as a fence G), as by. nails a driven through the loops 6 into thesupport.- lhesign..-body' A is then slipped over the frame B (as shownfin Fig. 2), the

arms-b, 7), fitting snugly inthe socket formed by the flanges a. As the outer end I) of the frame strikes the abutment or lug a, it

rides 'up the inclined face (E thereof and,

upon passing beyond. said ineline,'springs down against the vertical flange b (as shown in Fig. 3) of said lug a, the inner end I) at this instant being. seated beneath the end flangea. 'The lug. a thus locks the sign-body on the frame against removal, except by tearing the wire-frame ,B from its nail fastenings e.

I'Iaving thus fully described ny invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

In a sign, a sign-body carrying on its rear face a flange, forming, bet\\-'een,sa id flange and the body; a'socket; in combination with'f a wire supporting-frame, over which said sign-body is adapted .-to he slipped, said frame lying within the socketforined by said flange and being provided with loops,

,through whiehnails may be driven; and a stop carried by said sign-body and bearing against said frame when the sign-body has been adjusted' thereon, and preventing {reumval of the sign-body. I y In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set mvhaud lll presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

-. I LEVFG, SOLENBERGER. Witnesses:

IV. En. FINNEY, Isaac WINGERT. 

